According to the WB, The Program Development Objectives (PrDO) is to enhance agriculture income and resilience to climate change of family farmers in selected rural areas.The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to increase market access and strengthen resilience to climate risks of family farmers in selected regions of Colombia. In case of an Eligible Crisis or Emergency, respond promptly and effectively to it.

Phase 1 of the project focuses on the Caribbean Region of Colombia, Santander, and Antioquia (CRCS&A), covering the departments of La Guajira, Cesar, Magdalena, Bolivar, Sucre, Atlantico, Cordoba, Santander, and Antioquia. This region is home to 18 million people, including 5.8 million in rural areas, and contains 1.2 million family farms, accounting for 52% of Colombia's total. The project prioritizes five geographic clusters identified for agrarian reform while extending benefits to other areas, reaching 205,000 beneficiaries, including 186,000 direct beneficiaries and 19,300 indirect beneficiaries, representing approximately 52,000 rural households. Beneficiaries include family farmers and their producer organizations (POs), such as cooperatives and community associations engaged in agriculture, livestock, forestry, and aquaculture, with representation from indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, and Raizal communities. The project is estimated to cost USD 268.8 million, funded by USD 250 million from IBRD, USD 8 million from the Food System 2030 grant, USD 1.7 million from the Korean-World Bank Partnership Facility, and USD 9.1 million in co-financing from POs. The project includes six components. Component 1: Accelerating the Delivery of Agricultural Innovations includes subcomponents on scaling agricultural innovation for family farmers, enhancing the transfer of agricultural innovations, and institutional strengthening for agricultural innovation, led by AGROSAVIA. Component 2: Strengthening Agricultural Extension Services focuses on improving enabling conditions (including registries, the National Agricultural Extension Fund, and monitoring and evaluation) and delivering extension services to family farmers, led by ADR with support from MADR. Component 3: Agroindustry Development and Access to Markets includes subcomponents on pre-investment in sustainable agriculture businesses, implementing business plans, and strengthening market access, led by ADR. Component 4: Policy Analysis and Repurposing Support focuses on assessing, testing, and scaling innovative policies and coordinating the program's learning agenda, led by MADR. Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) is designed to address crises, disasters, and health emergencies, led by MADR and ADR. Component 6: Project Management and Coordination includes administrative activities, audits, and evaluations, managed through dedicated units in MADR, ADR, and AGROSAVIA.

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